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| PACIOLI, LUCA |
author of the first statement and commentary on double-entry bookkeeping. This treatise,... |
| PAID-IN CAPITAL |
section of stockholders' equity that shows: (1) amount of stock a corporation has issued; (2)... |
| PAID-IN SURPLUS |
PAID-IN CAPITAL in excess of par or stated value. It is the result of selling capital stock (or... |
| PAPER PROFIT |
unrealized gain from holding an item while its market value has increased. The amount equals the... |
| PAR VALUE |
amount arbitrarily assigned by the corporate charter to one share of stock and printed on the... |
| PARALLEL PROCESSING |
simultaneous performance of two or more tasks by a computer. For example, parallel processing... |
| PARAMETER |
1. constant or coefficient of a variable in an equation or a system of equations.... |
| PARENT COMPANY |
1. owner of a SUBSIDIARY COMPANY.
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| PARETO ANALYSIS |
analysis used to differentiate between the vital few and the trial many. It is... |
| PARITY |
Computers: number that is odd or even. Usually when bits (1's and 0's) are... |
| PARITY CHECK |
test conducted by checking a unit of data (e.g., a word or a BYTE) for even or odd parity to... |
| PARITY PRICE |
measuring device for price levels in terms of an index number of 100. The price of... |
| PARTIAL PRODUCTIVITY |
output divided by a single input factor. Factors of production may include direct... |
| PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK |
rarely issued type of preferred stock. In addition to receiving the regular specified dividend,... |
| PARTICIPATIVE BUDGETING |
system enabling key employees in a department to provide input into the budgetary process. Thus... |
| PARTNERSHIP |
form of business organization created by an agreement between two or more persons who contribute... |
| PASSWORD |
secret character string that is required before one can log onto a computer system, thus... |
| PATENT |
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| PAYABLE |
amount owed to another party. It is presented as a liability in the balance sheet. A payable is... |
| PAYBACK PERIOD |
length of time required to recover the initial amount of a capital investment. If the cash... |
| PAYBACK RECIPROCAL |
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| Payment Date |
The date on which a cash dividend is paid to the stockholders of record. |
| PAYMENT IN KIND |
settlement of a charge for goods or services or satisfaction of liabilities with similar or... |
| PAYOUT RATIO |
ratio of cash dividends declared to earnings for the period. It equals dividends per share... |
| PAYROLL COSTS |
employer costs incurred for employees' services. Payroll costs consist of the... |
| PAYROLL REGISTER |
form with many columns that contains and summarizes payroll information (amount of money paid to... |
| PAYROLL TAX |
taxes levied on employee's salaries or net income of self-employed individuals. Social Security... |
| PEACHTREE SOFTWARE |
accounting system programs for the IBM personal computer and compatibles developed by Peachtree... |
| PEER REVIEW |
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| PENETRATION PRICING |
method of pricing a standard product. It sets a low initial price for a product in order to gain... |
| PENNY STOCK |
low priced, highly speculative stock. A penny stock is usually traded on the OVER-THE-COUNTER (... |
| PENSION FUND |
resources set aside on a periodic basis by the employee and/or employer that will earn a return... |
| PENSION PLAN |
contractual arrangement in which the employer provides benefits to employees upon retirement.... |
| PENSION PLAN LIABILITY RESERVE |
obligation recognized by the employer for the future liability to make annuity... |
| PER DIEM |
on a daily basis. The term is used to designate payment on a daily basis; e.g., the daily rate... |
| Percentage Analysis |
An analytical tool that measures the proportional relationship between two financial... |
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